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Re: Got a guy

Originally Posted by CanadaDawg

Hey all: I'm coaching up here in Canada. Got a 19 year old stud LB/SS I want to introduce to coaches. He's from TN, 5'11", 215, absolute tacking machine with an edge. Just ran a laser timed 4.55 today. He'd play right now at Tech, at the very a special team demon at first. How can I give the heads up?

Please get his tape to our coaching staff. Thanks for mentioning this young man.

Re: Got a guy

Originally Posted by DONW

Has he already graduated or will he be a senior this year? I've always got a reply from Tim Rattay on recruits that I emailed him about, so, I'd try him first. Sounds like a good player. Has he ever played RB? Do you have any video?

plus we have had a lot of success with "little guys" at Tech. Put some weight on and find a position for him....

Re: Got a guy

Originally Posted by CanadaDawg

Hey all: I'm coaching up here in Canada. Got a 19 year old stud LB/SS I want to introduce to coaches. He's from TN, 5'11", 215, absolute tacking machine with an edge. Just ran a laser timed 4.55 today. He'd play right now at Tech, at the very a special team demon at first. How can I give the heads up?

Welcome to BBB== you just want to notify coaches that you coach a quality athlete to them and most of the posts don't help you ...good luck contacting a coach. Our trainers do a fabulous job of adding weight and muscle to a young man--doubt he will be 215 in 2-3 yrs . The speed will be important in CUSA -- our dbacks are challenged big time in conference games--

Re: Got a guy

Originally Posted by DONW

Has he already graduated or will he be a senior this year? I've always got a reply from Tim Rattay on recruits that I emailed him about, so, I'd try him first. Sounds like a good player. Has he ever played RB? Do you have any video?

thanks for showing CanadaDawg the respect he deserves -- I am pretty sure he's been told the why not's by many folks--assume he has Tech relationship

Re: Got a guy

This is an interesting thread because it shows the difference between where the game is now and where it was just 5 or 10 years ago. It also shows the general perception of college football by most fans and how that's diverged from today's game.

I'm guilty of it just like everybody's else. I grew up with the Dome Patrol as the typical type of star LB. It's just not the case anymore.

Nick Saban pointed that out at SEC media days last week. Gone are the days of the Ronnie Lott or Sammy Knight type of safety in college football. Those guys just don't have the speed to cover wide receivers in today's game. The safeties in today's game are all smaller and faster. They have to be.

The linebacker position has changed as well. You have guys in the NFL now trying to lose weight and pick up speed. Duke Riley and Deion Jones of LSU have both been second round draft picks in the past 2 drafts. Riley played almost his entire career at LSU at under 220 pounds. Jones played almost his entire college career at under 210 pounds. And he's now one of the top 5 LBs in the NFL. The Redskins are bringing Nico Marley from Tulane into camp after he was impressive in a rookie minicamp. He's 5-8 and 200 pounds, but he has unbelievable lateral speed.

This player that CanadaDawg wants to refer to our coaching staff really doesn't need to bulk up at all. Nor does any LB coming into the Tech program that already weighs 215 to 220. That type of player needs to add speed. Lots of speed.

Re: Got a guy

Some of you guys are a piece of work.

For you guys pushing the "new, smaller, faster LB" narrative, do you really think this info is not available for immediate viewing? I mean, seriously......LSU has 18 LB's on their 2017 roster, and not a single one is under 6'1.

Just so we're clear, nobody --especially me-- is saying "smaller" guys can't play Linebacker at this FBS level. There are exceptions to EVERY rule. For exampe, I believe LA Tech's 1970's star Joe McNeely --at 5'10"-- could have played at almost any level. It's just that the NUMBERS tend to ALWAYS favor the BIGGER guys. Yes, "pass coverage" is very important in the college game today, but so is RUN STOPPAGE and goal line stands.

Re: Got a guy

You guys are a piece of work. Sometimes I think the ULL guys are smarter than we give them credit for, because they think at least half of you are nuts.

For you guys pushing the "new, smaller, faster LB" narrative, do you really think this info is not available for immediate viewing? I mean, seriously people......

Just so we're clear, nobody --especially me-- is saying a "smaller" guy can't play Linebacker at this FBS level. There are exceptions to EVERY rule. It's jsut that the NUMBERS tend to ALWAYS favor the BIGGER guys. Yes, "pass coverage" is important, but so is RUN STOPPAGE.

I could pull up more examples of why some of you guys are just wrong, but I'm not going to. I learned a long time ago that most of you won't learn from it anyway.

Again, based on your elitist viewpoint, many fantastic players would not be the legends they are now. While not immediately applicable to LB's (D80 gave a pro-bowler 5'9 LB), Trent Taylor would not have played for Tech due to his size. He became one of our best WR's of all time, and another NFL draft pick. While it is more likely that a player with the median NFL size is more likely to be successful, there are always those who are just as capable who do not fit the size requirements.

Re: Got a guy

Most recruits get culled, not because of their size, but, because of their lack of speed. Santos was 6-2,255, but, was really slow and, he was a 4 star recruit. Adrian Cole, our best LB in recent years, was 5-11. I bet that Hawaii QB wishes he hadn't challenged Cole's size or speed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUqT3twLMXo

Re: Got a guy

Originally Posted by DONW

Most recruits get culled, not because of their size, but, because of their lack of speed. Santos was 6-2,255, but, was really slow and, he was a 4 star recruit. Adrian Cole, our best LB in recent years, was 5-11. I bet that Hawaii QB wishes he hadn't challenged Cole's speed.

Originally Posted by CanadaDawg

Hey all: I'm coaching up here in Canada. Got a 19 year old stud LB/SS I want to introduce to coaches. He's from TN, 5'11", 215, absolute tacking machine with an edge. Just ran a laser timed 4.55 today. He'd play right now at Tech, at the very a special team demon at first. How can I give the heads up?

I agree, Adrien Cole was the best LB I've personally seen in a Tech Uniform (experience since 2009). This Canadian LB is supposed to have 4.55 and is the same height as DONW listed Cole for. I imagine that means he pretty fast.